2005 Ford Focus Ghia TDCi review from UK and Ireland

Driver's seat is terribly uncomfortable.

I only have my Focus for about a month, clocking up 1000kms on it in that time. Granted - very short amount of time to make a judgment!

I have no complaints about it at all to-date except the comfort of the seats. As a selling point, I was informed there was a Lumber Support feature in the drivers seat and as my job requires me to be on the road half my time, I was sold on this feature. In truth the lumbar support feels like someone is pushing their fist through your lower back! And because of its existence (I think), the lower half of the seat is very spongy with little to no support, unless you push the lumbar support forward. It also feels 'lumpy'.

The seat is tall, but it falls away from your shoulders as it gets higher, therefore providing no upper back support at all. It was suggested I lean back and rest against the disappearing top section of the seat - I did try this, but to lie back in such a manner, is seriously bad for your back and hurt my lower back lots!

I have tried every combination of seat positions, but every time I get into the car I want to adjust the positions again because it never feel comfortable. I kept one "semi-comfortable" position for a week in the hope it was only a question of my body getting used to the new car, but to no avail. I am now signed up to a course of physiotherapy to try to ease the pain in my back, due to driving my new car.

I have reached the stage of returning the car to the dealership for them to find a solution to this problem as I can no longer drive the car in its present state.

I will share the outcome of this when / if I get a resolution.